Read past editions of the TherapyTech.AI newsletter, newest first.
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Smart glasses aim to help people with dementia live independently
AI-powered smart glasses use object recognition and step-by-step guidance to support people living with early-stage dementia.
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Meta settlement brings new youth-safety rules
Washington’s attorney general describes a $17.1 billion multistate Meta settlement with new youth-safety requirements; the edition also covers VR therapy and dementia research.
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Who sets the boundaries for mental-health technology?
States are taking different approaches to mental-health AI. Today’s edition also follows settlement-spending questions, a regional Instagram safety rollout and a procedural update at Wondermind.
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Voice AI enters a supervised care pilot
Clinician-supervised voice AI enters a regulatory pilot, while Meta’s proposed settlement puts platform safeguards in focus. Also inside: research on online narratives and a school-support AI service.
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A caregiver app helps with distress—not every symptom
A caregiver app offers a useful lesson in measuring the right outcome. Also inside: young people evaluating TikTok advice, personalized memory games and the limits of simulated research participants.
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Chatbot empathy is only part of therapy
A study of full chatbot sessions asks whether supportive conversation translates into consistent therapeutic technique. Also inside: grief technology and a careful look back at Pennsylvania’s chatbot lawsuit.
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Who do we trust when AI becomes a companion?
This Monday’s available archive centers on the human side of AI: trust, emotional attachment and the appeal of always-available support.
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VR group therapy brings human support home
An Israeli program pairs professionally facilitated VR group sessions with anonymity and access from home for people dealing with trauma.